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Forced Labour and Human Trafficking: Media Coverage in 2012

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Date published
30 June 2013
Location
UK
Cymru
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Related professional interest
Abuse, neglect, bullying and safeguarding
Migration, immigration, asylum and refugees
Publishers
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Rights
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Keywords
child trafficking
forced labour

This paper:

  • Analyses articles captured by an online database to give insight into how many victims of forced labour there are in the UK;
  • Considers how the media gets its information and why some cases receive more coverage than others;
  • Gives an insight into trends in human trafficking and forced labour;
  • Suggests how under-reported crimes might be brought to due prominence.

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